Meeting Notes

Most Queso Diego meetings feature an educational presentation on topics related to cheese and cheesemaking. This page contains an archive of meeting minutes, notes, and handouts provided by the presenters from previous meetings.
Note: Depending on the topics, not all meetings will have digital content available.


July 2024 – Feta Cheese – Chris Banker and Susan Schimka


March 2024 – Grilled Cheese Intro


January 2024 – Chevre – Larry Stein


November 2022 – How Cultures Affect Flavor and Texture – Curt Wittenberg


October 2021 – Cheese Celebration Cakes – Curt Wittenberg


April 2020 – Cheese Aging Chemistry – Pat Polowsky


August 2019 – Intro to Fondue – Carol Rutherford


March 2019 – Hard Cheeses – Chris Banker


February 2019 – History of Cheese – Marci Richards


November 2018 – Smoked Cheeses – Chris Banker


Maker Faire SD (October 2018) – Hard Cheeses – Chris Banker


August 2018 – Yogurt, Yogurt Cheeses, and Kefir – Sabine Friedrich-Walter


May 2018 – Cheese Caves – Chris Banker


November 2017 – Alpine Cheeses – Marci Richards


July 2017 – American Cheeses – Jenny Eastwood


June 2017 – Cheese Forms and Presses – Larry Stein


March 2017 – Irish Cheeses – Jeffree Itrich


June 2017 – Cheese Styles – Larry Stein


October 2016 – Microbes Make Cheese – Curt Wittenberg


May 2016 – Entering Cheeses in the SD Fair – Alyssa Humbert


February 2016 – Mediterranean Cheeses – Chris Banker


November 2015 – Blue Cheeses – Colleen Garrett and Chris Banker


October 2015 – Flavored Cheeses – Alyssa Humbert


August 2015 – Cheeses of France – Curt Wittenberg


June 2015 – Cheeses of Spain – Jeffree Itrich


April 2015 – Grilled Cheese Celebration


March 2015


February 2015 – Non-Cheese Fermentations – Larry Stein


September 2014 – The Art of the Cheese Plate – Ringo Firefly


July 2014 – Cheesemaking Basics – Larry Stein


May 2014 – Smoked Cheeses – Chris Banker


February 2014 – Mexican Cheeses – Omar Acosta


November 2013 – Italian Cheeses – Brian Trout


August 2013 – Brazilian Cheeses – Livia Paz


July 2013 – Fondue


June 2013 – Cheesemaking Gadgets – Horace Bixby


May 2013 – English Cheeses – Jeffree Itrich


February 2013 – Scandinavian Cheeses – Malcolm Jarvis


January 2013 – Cheese and Sparkling Wine Pairing – Ringo Firefly


October 2012 – Soft-Ripened Cheeses – Laurie Gerber and Horace Bixby


May 2012 – Cheesemaking Gadgets and Cheese School Recap – Larry Stein and Chris Banker


March 2012 – Irish-Themed Beer and Cheese Pairing – Ringo Firefly and Chris Banker


February 2012 – Whey Cheese and Cooking with Whey – Anna Kearns


January 2012 – Cheese and Champagne Pairing Celebration – Ringo Firefly


November 2011 – Queso Fresco – Gisela Claassen


October 2011 – Blue Cheeses – John McKay

 

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